What are you favourite matte products to use for contouring the face/nose/cheeks?

I have recently been learning a bit more about how to contour the face and define the cheekbones, and have been looking for matte products to use for this. I am new to contouring, and currently use MAC's powder blush in Harmony and Blunt, with the Sigma F05 brush, the MAC 168 brush, and a MAC tapered blending brush for my nose.

However, I am not madly in love with any of these and would like to continue my search for my favourite contouring products and tools.

Any recommendations? I have red hair, ivory skin with warm undertones, hazel eyes, and I like to avoid shimmer/glitter (I prefer natural looking shades for my face, so I can do a more defined contour without looking over the top).

Re: What are you favourite matte products to use for contouring the face/nose/cheeks?

I have always had trouble with exactly this! I have extremely fair skin as well ... NW 15 - NW 20 .... and have found that the best contouring products are simply powder foundations about two shades darker than my own. Any bronzer that I have ever bought has looked orange on my fair complexion, even in the lightest application. Recently I have found luck with MAC's Studio Fix Powder Plus foundation in NW 25 and the MAC mineralized skin finish natural in Medium Plus (although this has yellow undertones). For a nice sunkissed look, I use Cargo Beachblush... any of them work well

Re: What are you favourite matte products to use for contouring the face/nose/cheeks?

oh no! sorry to hear that kissenmakeup! I am NC20 and the MILK def shows up on my skin (I had to blend/rub quite a bit off today with a tissue because it was having an issue blending with just a brush.) If I use powder foundation it doesn't show up as well. If I use a TM or liquid foundation the MILK chocolate soleil is pretty dark on me.

Re: What are you favourite matte products to use for contouring the face/nose/cheeks?

really?! i wonder why it dosn't show up on me nicely, it's kinda grayish and light. i have to go heavy handed. but now i'm mixing the milk chocolate and the chocolate soleil. can't return the milk chocolate though, so i'm trying to deal with it. =( btw, i'm wearing MUFE HD117 and MUFE F&B 20.